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Fusion and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation?
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[QUOTE="Delta Force, post: 5770524, member: 612483"] Some experts claim that the technology to create pure fusion bombs already exists, although the resulting device wouldn't result in any real advantages over conventional explosives ([url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_fusion_weapon#Progress]source[/url]). Deuterium and tritium are also considered the most likely fuels for a fusion reactor. The deuterium would likely be extracted from heavy water (interestingly, heavy water reactors are also well suited for producing tritium and plutonium), which isn't really that rare or exotic a material, certainly not when compared to highly enriched uranium or plutonium, and it would likely be less expensive and more readily available if used as a fusion fuel. If fusion power were developed could improved knowledge of the fusion reaction process and the ready availability of deuterium lead to a situation of increased nuclear weapons proliferation? [/QUOTE]
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